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The Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland America line, cancels a Caribbean cruise and returns to port. Hundreds have suffered from a stomach virus during the liner's past four voyages. The ship will be sanitized. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

In their resignation, Scott Schuler described a consistent lack of support from the state of New Hampshire during the pandemic.

A deck of cards will decide who gets to deal with government problems in Esmeralda County, Nevada, and in South Florida, the game isn't over until the judge rules.

At Eastern Washington University, an artist flips her lid over a missing class project involving chapeaus, while police deal with a few garden-variety thieves in Bartlett, Illinois.

President Bush and Russian President Putin issue a joint statement that echoes NATO's earlier demand that Iraq comply with a U.N. Security Council order to disarm. The statement does not indicate what role Russia might play if military force is used in the Persian Gulf. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Catholics are debating a controversial new Web site listing the names of more than 500 priests in the U.S. convicted or accused of child sexual abuse. Advocates say the information helps promote healing among the abuse victims. But critics say the Web site could spread false accusations against innocent priests. NPR's Duncan Moon reports.

Dan MacArthur is a Vermont farmer, student and mechanic who easily made friends on a trip to Cuba by taking along a backpack full of brand-new car parts. The island nation is full of older U.S.-built cars that owners labor to keep in shape. MacArthur speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Al Qaeda's alleged Persian Gulf operations chief, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, is now a U.S. captive, providing authorities a fresh chance to gather intelligence on possible terrorist efforts, U.S. officials say. Al-Nashiri, a suspected mastermind of the U.S.S. Cole bombing, is the latest senior lieutenant of Osama bin Laden to be captured. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Tom Morey, the inventor of the Boogie Board and a renowned figure in the surfing world, died on Oct. 14 at the age of 86.

Commentator Sandro Meallet describes his experiences growing up near the bustling San Pedro harbor, an essential, but often forgotten section of Los Angeles.